Diary of a Hair Day - Revisited

Three and a half years ago, I posted HERE about a typical hair day. I loved re-reading this blog and remembering what an adorable, fun and amazing little girl Baylie was and is. Man, time has flown by. A lot has happened since then and I have learned a lot about doing her hair. I continue to learn. I am so grateful for the Chocolate Hair, Vanilla Care blog. It has taught me so much and has helped make hair days bearable for me and Baylie. I thought I'd post about what a typical hair day is like for us now.

I am often asked how long Baylie's hair is. I think that sometimes when I do extensions in her hair, people think that I exaggerate her length. Usually I use her longest section to use as a guide for the rest since I want it to be all one length. Here is a picture that shows her hair when it's brushed out and how long it actually is. Surprising, huh?! 

Here are my current favorite tools. I usually start by washing her hair with conditioner. We don't use shampoo on the kids' hair. I am currently using Aussie 3-Minute Miracle. After her hair is washed, I brush it section by section. This involves spraying it with distilled water and coconut oil and coating it with a detangler/moisturizer. I use a Tangle Teaser to brush it, and once the knots are out, I comb through it. This time her hair was already parted so I just had to redefine the parts. This is much faster than when I have to create new parts. I should also show a picture of my laptop since computer games are the only thing that hold Baylie's attention long enough to do her hair.

We started at about 10:00 in the morning and finished at 10:00 at night. We had a short break for lunch and a couple breaks while I cut more yarn. We saved the beading for the next day. (Had I created parts, I would have probably taken a separate day to do that.) I string all the beads and make sure they're even before I cut off the ends.

After all the beads are on, I trim off the excess yarn. No matter how hard I try, I can never get the beads even. I don't know if it's my lack of skill or Baylie's wiggling.

After the yarn is trimmed, I burn the ends. Melting the ends keeps the yarn from fraying.

 The finished product.

Here's a view of the top of her hair. I'm not wild about this picture because I think her hair looks better than the picture shows.

Baylie still hates getting her hair done, but she loves how she looks when it's finished.

I sure love this little girl!